Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner
Develop your career in childcare
Lead practitioner apprenticeship standard
This programme will develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours of early years practitioners to support them in becoming proactive and influential.
The learner will be working in a senior role such as Room Leader, Early Years Lead, Deputy Manager or Manager. Undertaking this apprenticeship will develop the practitioner’s ability to reflect and build on practice through on-going professional enquiry and action led research.
The Early Years Lead Practitioner will promote the health and well-being of all children, whilst ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and strategies at national, local and setting based level. They will be an active and effective key worker, advocating on behalf of the children as well as disseminating best practice and demonstrating practice required of a leader.
The Early Years Lead Practitioner will develop their reflection skills to improve pedagogical practice and initiate personal and team continuous professional development in response to strengths and weaknesses.
Your apprenticeship journey
Months 1 to 7
Learning foundations/introduction to reflection and CPD
Safeguarding
Health and safety
Communication, records and reports
Health and well-being
Attachment, transitions and physical care
Months 8 to 13
Leadership
Building a case study
Child development
Pedagogy
Curriculum
Play and learning
Months 14 to 24
The environment
Equality, diversity, inclusion and SEN
Partnership working
Reflection
Review and finalisation of mock case study
Gateway and End Point Assessment (EPA)
Things to consider
Entry requirements
You must have been a UK, EEA, or EU resident for at least the past three years to undertake this training programme.
In addition, you must be able to commit to the full length of the programme and be able to meet the programme modules through your job role.
If you do not have a level 2 or equivalent in Maths and English, you will be required to work towards achieving these qualifications as part of your apprenticeship.
How will you learn?
Over the duration of 24 months, you will receive a combination of face-to-face and online training and support.
You will undertake an online assessment that will help us to understand your learning style and needs, then we will tailor your learning experience accordingly.
We ensure that you stay on track to complete your programme on time by managing your progress through our state-of-the-art e-portfolio system, Aptem.
At the end of your programme, your learnt knowledge, skills and behaviours will be assessed by an independent assessor in your end-point assessment (EPA).
Off-the-job training
As part of the apprenticeship, alongside your job role, a minimum of 6 hours per week of your time in work must be dedicated to improving new skills, knowledge and behaviours.
You will undertake an online assessment that will help us to understand your learning style and needs, then we will tailor your learning experience accordingly.
This can be any time devoted to learning and improving new skills without interruption.
Let's change lives
We’re all about changing lives, be that individuals changing lives through their day-to-day work, or by organisations changing lives and impacting on our economy.
As a national training provider, we change lives throughout the UK, with expertise in childcare, healthcare, clinical and business skills apprenticeships.
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